1,451 Pass 2009 Bar Exams; San Beda College Grad Tops
Complete results of 2009 Bar examinations
A total of 1,451 out of the 5,903 examinees from 108 law schools nationwide passed the 2009 Bar examinations held on September 6, 13, and 20, and October 4, 2009 at the De La Salle University in Taft Avenue, Manila.
Reinier Paul R. Yebra of San Beda College law school topped with a rating of 84.80% Bar rating. Justice Antonio Eduardo B. Nachura chaired the 2009 Committee on Bar Examinations.
Justice Nachura said the number of those who passed represented 24.58 percent of the total examinees. The exams were administered through Deputy Clerk of Court and Bar Confidant Atty. Ma. Cristina B. Layusa.
The top 10 Bar passers are:
|
1st Place |
Yebra, Reinier Paul R. |
San Beda College |
84.80% |
|
2nd Place |
Tapic, Charlene Mae C. |
San Beda College |
84.60% |
|
3rd Place |
Lim, John Paul T. |
Ateneo de Manila University |
84.50% |
|
4th Place |
Lagos, Caroline P. |
University of the Philippines |
84.40% |
|
5th Place |
Tan, Eric David C. |
Ateneo de Manila University |
84.05% |
|
6th Place |
Gonzalez, Yves-Randolph P. |
Ateneo de Manila University |
83.90% |
|
7th Place |
To, Joan Mae S. |
Ateneo de Manila University |
83.65% |
|
8th Place |
Bagro III, Herminio C. |
University of the Philippines |
83.40% |
|
9th Place |
Lumauig, Timothy Joseph N. |
Ateneo de Manila University |
83.20% |
|
10th Place |
Bainto, Naealla Rose M. Go, Sheila Abigail O. |
Ateneo de Manila University Ateneo de Manila University |
83.10% |
For the 2009 Bar exams, Justice Nachura said that the passing rate was lowered from 75% to 71%, while the disqualification grade in Taxation has been lowered from 49% to 45%.
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